AWR Quote, Financials, Valuation and Earnings

Middlesex Water has a net margin of 22.15% compared to American States Water's net margin of 25.99%. American States Water's return on equity of 13.7% beat Middlesex Water's return on equity of 9.58%.

American States Water has a consensus price target of --, signalling upside risk potential of 10.63%. On the other hand Middlesex Water has an analysts' consensus of $63.00 which suggests that it could grow by 16.79%. Given that Middlesex Water has higher upside potential than American States Water, analysts believe Middlesex Water is more attractive than American States Water.

American States Water has a beta of 0.513, which suggesting that the stock is 48.723% less volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Middlesex Water has a beta of 0.815, suggesting its less volatile than the S&P 500 by 18.466%.

American States Water has a quarterly dividend of $0.47 per share corresponding to a yield of 2.29%. Middlesex Water offers a yield of 2.45% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.34 per share. American States Water pays 48.99% of its earnings as a dividend. Middlesex Water pays out 71.57% of its earnings as a dividend. Both of these payout ratios are sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future.

American States Water quarterly revenues are $161.8M, which are larger than Middlesex Water quarterly revenues of $55.1M. American States Water's net income of $35.8M is higher than Middlesex Water's net income of $14.3M. Notably, American States Water's price-to-earnings ratio is 26.47x while Middlesex Water's PE ratio is 23.33x. Generally a lower price-to-earnings ratio signals a stock is trading at a lower multiple of earnings and is a better value. Another key metric is the price-to-sales ratio, which for American States Water is 5.06x versus 5.25x for Middlesex Water. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

SJW Group has a net margin of 22.15% compared to American States Water's net margin of 17.17%. American States Water's return on equity of 13.7% beat SJW Group's return on equity of 7.14%.

American States Water has a consensus price target of --, signalling upside risk potential of 10.63%. On the other hand SJW Group has an analysts' consensus of -- which suggests that it could grow by 31.11%. Given that SJW Group has higher upside potential than American States Water, analysts believe SJW Group is more attractive than American States Water.

American States Water has a beta of 0.513, which suggesting that the stock is 48.723% less volatile than S&P 500. In comparison SJW Group has a beta of 0.625, suggesting its less volatile than the S&P 500 by 37.491%.

American States Water has a quarterly dividend of $0.47 per share corresponding to a yield of 2.29%. SJW Group offers a yield of 3.26% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.40 per share. American States Water pays 48.99% of its earnings as a dividend. SJW Group pays out 56.37% of its earnings as a dividend. Both of these payout ratios are sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future.

American States Water quarterly revenues are $161.8M, which are smaller than SJW Group quarterly revenues of $225.1M. American States Water's net income of $35.8M is lower than SJW Group's net income of $38.7M. Notably, American States Water's price-to-earnings ratio is 26.47x while SJW Group's PE ratio is 17.78x. Generally a lower price-to-earnings ratio signals a stock is trading at a lower multiple of earnings and is a better value. Another key metric is the price-to-sales ratio, which for American States Water is 5.06x versus 2.20x for SJW Group. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

Essential Utilities has a net margin of 22.15% compared to American States Water's net margin of 15.95%. American States Water's return on equity of 13.7% beat Essential Utilities's return on equity of 9.03%.

American States Water has a consensus price target of --, signalling upside risk potential of 10.63%. On the other hand Essential Utilities has an analysts' consensus of $45.70 which suggests that it could grow by 26.07%. Given that Essential Utilities has higher upside potential than American States Water, analysts believe Essential Utilities is more attractive than American States Water.

American States Water has a beta of 0.513, which suggesting that the stock is 48.723% less volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Essential Utilities has a beta of 0.850, suggesting its less volatile than the S&P 500 by 15.003%.

American States Water has a quarterly dividend of $0.47 per share corresponding to a yield of 2.29%. Essential Utilities offers a yield of 3.49% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.33 per share. American States Water pays 48.99% of its earnings as a dividend. Essential Utilities pays out 63.59% of its earnings as a dividend. Both of these payout ratios are sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future.

American States Water quarterly revenues are $161.8M, which are smaller than Essential Utilities quarterly revenues of $435.3M. American States Water's net income of $35.8M is lower than Essential Utilities's net income of $69.4M. Notably, American States Water's price-to-earnings ratio is 26.47x while Essential Utilities's PE ratio is 18.13x. Generally a lower price-to-earnings ratio signals a stock is trading at a lower multiple of earnings and is a better value. Another key metric is the price-to-sales ratio, which for American States Water is 5.06x versus 5.06x for Essential Utilities. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

The York Water has a net margin of 22.15% compared to American States Water's net margin of 29.74%. American States Water's return on equity of 13.7% beat The York Water's return on equity of 9.5%.

American States Water has a consensus price target of --, signalling upside risk potential of 10.63%. On the other hand The York Water has an analysts' consensus of -- which suggests that it could grow by 38.93%. Given that The York Water has higher upside potential than American States Water, analysts believe The York Water is more attractive than American States Water.

American States Water has a beta of 0.513, which suggesting that the stock is 48.723% less volatile than S&P 500. In comparison The York Water has a beta of 0.634, suggesting its less volatile than the S&P 500 by 36.587%.

American States Water has a quarterly dividend of $0.47 per share corresponding to a yield of 2.29%. The York Water offers a yield of 2.55% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.21 per share. American States Water pays 48.99% of its earnings as a dividend. The York Water pays out 48.79% of its earnings as a dividend. Both of these payout ratios are sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future.

American States Water quarterly revenues are $161.8M, which are larger than The York Water quarterly revenues of $19.7M. American States Water's net income of $35.8M is higher than The York Water's net income of $5.9M. Notably, American States Water's price-to-earnings ratio is 26.47x while The York Water's PE ratio is 22.37x. Generally a lower price-to-earnings ratio signals a stock is trading at a lower multiple of earnings and is a better value. Another key metric is the price-to-sales ratio, which for American States Water is 5.06x versus 6.40x for The York Water. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.